Motion Picture Reviews (1930)

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THE GRAND PARADE. Fred Scott, Helen Twelvetrees. Based on minstrel play by Howard Emmett Ropes. Direction by Fred Newmeyer. All dialogue and music. Pathe. A play within a play: the one, a minstrel show is entertaining; but the other, a story of a man’s reformation thru love and fatherhood would have been more acceptable in the manner of telling a generation or so ago. The excellent acting of the principals deserves mention but entertainment value depends on taste. Adolescents, 12 to 16. Children, 6 to 12. No, rather degrading No. in its portrayal. — o — HUNTING TIGERS IN INDIA. George Dyott producer. Talking Picture Epics. A travelogue accompanied by descriptive comment given by Mr. Dyott which is vividly interesting. It shows the hunting of wild animals of various kinds and includes local color in the way of Indian life and customs. It is entertaining as well as educational. Adolescents, 12 to 16. Children, 6 to 12. Recommended. Recommended except for excitable children. — o — THE JADE BOX. Louise Lorraine, Jack Perrin. Direction by Ray Taylor. Universal. Silent serial. This hair raising serial has for its central interest a dark shadow which is supposed to be an invisible human being seeking liberation from this semi-lifelike state. Adolescents, 12 to 16. Children, 6 to 12. No. Emphatically No. THE LOCKED DOOR. Rod La Roque. Direction by George Fitzmorris. All dialogue. United Artists. Previously reported in October. A society melodrama in which a woman saves her sister-in-law from a roue, altho her own happiness is at stake, but the sacrifice is difficult to appreciate. The theme seems old fashioned and falsely sentimental. Adolescents, 12 to 16. Children, 6 to 12. No. No. — o — THE MOUNTED STRANGER. “Hoot” Gibson. Directed by Arthur Rosson. All dialogue. Universal. Western drama full of the sort of action which usually is popular with youthful movie fans. There is justifiable warfare between the hero and the villain who finally pays for his evil ways, and our hero rides to rescue and win the girl. Adolescents, 12 to 16. Children, 6 to 12. Entertaining of Exciting but its type. entertaining. — o — NEW YORK NIGHTS. Norma Talmadge, John Wray. Direction by Lewis Milestone. All dialogue. United Artists. Previously reported as preview (Sept.) Underworld characters and unwholesome incidents make the picture unsuitable for immature audiences. John Wray creates a very real _ character which deserves mention for its distinctive individuality. Adolescents, 12 to 16. Children, 6 to 12. No. No. — o — NIGHT RIDE. Joseph Schildkraut, Barbara Kent, Edward G. Robinson. Direction by John S. Robinson. All dialogue. Universal. A very emotional drama of gang activities which a newspaper reporter must cover for his paper. It is tense and brutal but holds the interest thru the